Doug Herzog
Doug Herzog
Doug Herzog is an American television executive. The president of Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, he oversees MTV, VH1, Logo TV, Comedy Central, Palladia, Spike, and Epix. Herzog is credited with bringing South Park, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report to Comedy Central...
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We have repeatedly tried to get Dave to figure out what he'd like to do with this stuff and it hasn't really gone anywhere.
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We have to do this because we have no idea what the future foretells. He hasn't been able to articulate what he would like to do, so we're moving forward.
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With all due respect to Jay and Dave and everybody out there, they're doing very similar kinds of shows in formats that are nearly as old as television. I do believe those traditional formats are growing tired, and younger viewers are growing tired of them.
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We don't want to be strictly a teen network. We don't think there's a good business for us in that,
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When . . . little, tiny Comedy Central is on the cover of Newsweek magazine -- who's battling Time magazine for the rights to do the cover -- that's pretty significant, ... That says, 'bigger than just hit cable television show.' That says, 'cultural phenomenon.'
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For Matt and Trey, life is still a term paper. They put it under the professor's door at 11:59.
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The ball's in Dave's court, ... If you see him, tell him to phone home.
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The audience has been telling us for a long time that they want to see more, so we thought we'd try and give them what we have.
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It's always nice to see fans passionate and getting behind shows. But at the same time, these are characters and trademarks that belong to someone else. So it's not exactly all kosher.
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It's a sensitive issue and we'll be keeping our eye on it, no question about it.
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We've tried to get some real definitive response out of Dave and have yet to.
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We always hold out hope against hope. We would very much relish the opportunity to be back in real business with Dave.
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I was at Comedy Central when we launched the first season of South Park and I am thrilled to see them continue through 2008, ... Matt and Trey are creative geniuses and a huge part of the Comedy Central family and we look forward to continued success.
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Our audience clearly resonated with the concept that answers the age-old question whether you've really got what it takes to compete against a pro athlete.